Table 1. Clinical details of patients with paradoxical reactions treated with corticosteroids.

Age	Gender	Lesion Location	Time to Paradoxical Reaction (Days)	Initial Size of Lesion	Features of Paradoxical Reaction	Features after Steroid Therapy
62	F	Achilles region, ulcer	21	2×5 cm ulcer; induration 13×4 cm	Increased wound discharge and pain	Ulcer unchanged; discharge and pain resolved
83	F	Posterior heel, ulcer	92	3×3 cm ulcer; induration 5×8 cm	8×4 cm induration and wound ooze	2×2 cm lesion; no induration
9	F	Lower leg, ulcer	53	1 cm ulcer; minimal induration	Marked induration and wound discharge	Ulcer unchanged; swelling and discharge resolved
14	F	Knee, ulcer	17	8 mm ulcer; induration 2×2 cm	Induration 6×6 cm and wound discharge	Ulcer unchanged; induration and discharge resolved
84	M	Elbow, edematous lesion	30	No ulcer; induration 13×11 cm	Induration 28×20 cm	Induration resolved

Time to paradoxical reaction was defined as the number of days from the commencement of antibiotics until the onset of the paradoxical reaction.